Initially, the policy aimed to encourage Swedish youth to marry and build families.
The whole family policy consists of three parts: parental benefits, child allowance and public daycare.
[4] Parents receive up to a maximum of 120 days (four months) of leave to take care of sick children every year, in addition to a childcare allowance, vårdbidrag, to enable parents to stay at home and care for children with long-term illnesses.
[2] Apart from paid leave, parents also receive a whole or partial reimbursement for hospital care, treatment and transportation related to childbirth.
[7] Parents in Sweden receive cash benefits to ease the burden of raising children who are under 16 years old, barnbidrag.
[10] For families with disabled children, they will also receive allowance for car, care and hiring personal assistants.
The daycare centers are run by local municipalities under the guidance of central government.
"[13] The reform in 2007 made daycare more affordable; EU/EEA citizens only need to pay a reduced fee for a full-time preschool.
Families with children and people below 29 years of age may be eligible to receive a housing allowance, bostadsbidrag.
If an employee's ability to work is permanently reduced, disability payments may be made.